 Neck Dissection
"Neck Dissection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Dissection in the neck to remove all disease tissues including cervical LYMPH NODES and to leave an adequate margin of normal tissue. This type of surgery is usually used in tumors or cervical metastases in the head and neck. The prototype of neck dissection is the radical neck dissection described by Crile in 1906.
| Descriptor ID |
D037981
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.446.318 E04.580.411
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| Concept/Terms |
Neck Dissection- Neck Dissection
- Dissection, Neck
- Dissections, Neck
- Neck Dissections
Radical Neck Dissection- Radical Neck Dissection
- Dissection, Radical Neck
- Dissections, Radical Neck
- Neck Dissection, Radical
- Neck Dissections, Radical
- Radical Neck Dissections
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neck Dissection" by people in Profiles.
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Brook CD, Buch K, Gadaleta D, Jalisi S, Grillone G, Sakai O, Aliphas A. Changes in the jugular bulb associated with sacrifice of the internal jugular vein. Otol Neurotol. 2015 Jan; 36(1):146-50.
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Wanebo HJ, Rathore R, Chougule P, DiSiena MR, Koness RJ, McRae RG, Nigri PT, Radie-Keane K, Ready N. Selective organ preservation in operable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinomas guided by primary site restaging biopsy: long-term results of two sequential brown university oncology group chemoradiotherapy studies. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Nov; 18(12):3479-85.
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Tracy JC, Spiro JD. Short hospital stay following neck dissection. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Aug; 136(8):773-6.
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Weber PC, Johnson JT, Myers EN. The impact of bilateral neck dissection on pattern of recurrence and survival in supraglottic carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994 Jul; 120(7):703-6.
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Weber PC, Johnson JT, Myers EN. Impact of bilateral neck dissection on recovery following supraglottic laryngectomy. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1993 Jan; 119(1):61-4.
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Weber PC, Johnson JT, Myers EN. The suprahyoid approach for squamous cell carcinoma of the base of the tongue. Laryngoscope. 1992 Jun; 102(6):637-40.
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Gacek RR, Goodman M. Management of malignancy of the temporal bone. Laryngoscope. 1977 Oct; 87(10 Pt 1):1622-34.
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